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Pablo Sandoval, the "Kung Fu Panda," has left the San Francisco Giants for wealthier days with the Boston Red Sox, leaving his faithful fans with no choice but to put away their panda heads. Michael Jessen and Sam Li are two of the season-ticket holders who sat along the third-base line wearing the heads. The two fans met while attending the University of California in Berkeley and said eight others have taken turns with them going to the games and wearing the headgear. "We could not believe how much more fun those little somethings -- the panda heads -- brought to every San Franciscan's life,” Li said in an email to the Associated Press. “For that, we...

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